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evidence that Federalism is a strong predictor of greater income inequality in developing economies. It is also a strong … predictor of higher poverty incidence and poverty severity on average for all countries. Federalism does not predict lower … poverty incidence and severity in developing countries. Thus for a developing economy such as the Philippines, Federalism …
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This paper explores the roles of different levels of government in assisting the poor. Using a model with utility interdependence, the paper presents some theoretical results on how levels of poor relief vary with the extent of mobility of the poor under both centralized and decentralized...
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This paper explores the roles of different levels of government in assisting the poor. Using a model with utility interdependence, the paper presents some theoretical results on how levels of poor relief vary with the extent of mobility of the poor under both centralized and decentralized...
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Federalism. New empirical evidence from across the globe is presented: policy-oriented chapters evaluate fiscal federalism with …
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A rigorous understanding of the developmental effect of fiscal transfers to subnational governments remains an important policy research issue globally. This paper exploits a novel dataset of 20 years of municipal poverty maps and local public finances to study the effects on local welfare of a...
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